WorksheetsInfectious and Communicable Diseases Exam
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How is HIV most commonly transmitted?
a)
A. Saliva
b)
B. Nasal secretions
c)
C. Air droplets
d)
D. Sexual activity
2.
Which of the following are among the many factors responsible for the surge in new infectious and communicable diseases?
a)
Microbial adaptation and change
b)
The lack of technology and industry
c)
Advances in public health
d)
Peace and prosperity
3.
What is the term for bacteria in the blood that travels throughout the body causing serious consequences?
a)
Exanthema
b)
Bacteremia
c)
Hemolysis
d)
Leukopenia
4.
Where is the Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria that causes serious illness commonly found?
a)
Household drinking water
b)
Undercooked contaminated ground beef
c)
Pasteurized milk and fruit juices
d)
Free-range chicken
5.
What is the peculiar nature of the H1N1 virus?
a)
It is a suspension of infectious agents and genetically engineered antigens.
b)
It was first seen in Saudi Arabia and is thought to be related to camels.
c)
It has DNA typical to avian, swine, and human viruses.
d)
It normally lives in the intestinal tract of healthy humans and animals.
6.
The disease caused by a tiny tick-transmitted spirochete is called what?
a)
Lyme disease
b)
Malaria
c)
West Nile virus
d)
Tularemia
7.
What is the medical term for 3-day measles?
a)
Rubeola
b)
Rubella
c)
Varicella
d)
Pertussis
8.
Which of the following has the classic symptom of swollen parotid glands?
a)
Diphtheria
b)
Varicella
c)
Mumps
d)
Tetanus
9.
What is the highly contagious disease with a distinctive rash that passes through stages of macules, papules, vesicles, and crusts called?
a)
Influenza
b)
Tetanus
c)
Pertussis
d)
Varicella
10.
What is the name of the acute, life-threatening infectious disease characterized by a membrane-like coating that forms over mucous membrane surfaces, especially the respiratory tract?
a)
Diphtheria
b)
Mumps
c)
Influenza
d)
Varicella
11.
Adam, age 6, has been hospitalized with a serious case of infection from E coli. Medical professionals are hoping to prevent which potentially life-threatening complication?
a)
Tetanus
b)
Dehydrating nausea and vomiting
c)
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
d)
Sepsis
12.
Many infectious diseases are increasingly difficult to treat because of what problem?
a)
Overuse of antibiotics has created antimicrobial resistance.
b)
Individuals’ immune systems are compromised by stress and crowded environments.
c)
The growth rate of microbes is greater than the medical community can manage.
d)
Pharmaceutical companies are no longer producing antibiotics.
13.
What are some methods to prevent tetanus?
a)
Spray areas to get rid of mosquitoes.
b)
Stay out of wooded areas.
c)
Get vaccinated with DTaP and get boosters.
d)
Sleep under a net in infected areas.
14.
What is a viral respiratory infection that may be prevented by immunization?
a)
The common cold
b)
Type A and type B influenza
c)
Chronic fatigue syndrome
d)
MERS
15.
A cattle rancher in western Nebraska can be concerned about what kind of anthrax that farmers and ranchers are regularly exposed to?
a)
Inhalation anthrax
b)
Intestinal anthrax
c)
Cutaneous anthrax
d)
Neurological anthrax
16.
Margery is a missionary nurse in the West African country of Guinea. She is very much aware of the threat of hemorrhagic fevers and continually teaches to be watchful for a very specific set of symptoms. What are they?
a)
Paralysis
b)
Laryngitis and cough
c)
Bleeding under the skin and from the mouth, eyes, and ears
d)
Swollen and painful lymph glands
17.
Influenza A is divided into subtypes based on ______ and _______
a)
H (hemagglutinin) & N (neuraminidase)
b)
H (hemagglutinin) & C (coryza)
c)
N (neuraminidase) & C (Coryza)
18.
Bruce and his contractors will be working in Costa Rica for several months. In preparation for this work, he talks with his internist, who is known as the “travel authority” for the large medical practice. What might Bruce learn from his internist about prevention of malaria?
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19.
Can you identify one reason why it might be wise to keep the two vials of smallpox virus?
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20.
Why is the prognosis of MRSA so discouraging?
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21.
Describe how the smallpox vaccination was invented.
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22.
Spores grow in the soil, reason infants can't eat honey
a)
botulism
b)
A disease of 35 million people
c)
Muscle ache
d)
Prevention from diphtheria , tetanus and pertussis
e)
Has an incubation period of 10 to 20 days
23.
disease that is readily transmitted from one person to another.
a)
botulism
b)
communicable
c)
A disease of 35 million people
d)
Muscle ache
e)
Prevention from diphtheria , tetanus and pertussis
24.
DTaP vaccine
a)
Prevention from diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
b)
botulism
c)
A disease of 35 million people
d)
Muscle ache
e)
Has an incubation period of 10 to 20 days
25.
HIV
a)
Retrovirus
b)
botulism
c)
Muscle ache
d)
Prevention from diphtheria , tetanus and pertussis
e)
Has an incubation period of 10 to 20 days
26.
Pertussis
a)
also known as the 100 day cough
b)
botulism
c)
Muscle ache
d)
Prevention from diphtheria
e)
Has an incubation period of 10 to 20 days
27.
Yersinia Pestis bacterium
a)
pathogen that causes the plague
b)
botulism
c)
A disease of 35 million people
d)
Muscle ache
e)
Prevention from diphtheria , tetanus and pertussis
28.
Myalgia
a)
Muscle ache
b)
botulism
c)
A disease of 35 million people
d)
Prevention from diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
e)
Has an incubation period of 10 to 20 days
29.
In Lyme disease, patients will have a rash described as
a)
Bull's-eye rash
b)
Linear rash
c)
Circular rash
d)
Patchy rash
30.
The 3 stages of HIV are:
a)
Acute HIV infection, Chronic HIV infection, AIDS
b)
HIV-1, HIV-2, AIDS
c)
HIV, AIDS, Cancer
d)
HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis
31.
A person that has had chickenpox is at risk for developing _______ later in life.
a)
Measles
b)
Malaria
c)
Shingles
d)
Tuberculosis
32.
True/False:
Diphtheria is a very common childhood illness
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Not Sure
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